Russia’s Okhotnik stealth drone

The Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) is Russia’s first heavy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), designed to perform reconnaissance and strike missions using high speed and fully autonomous flight


SUKHOI S-70 OKHOTNIK-B (HUNTER-B)

Airframe: Reportedly made of composite materials and treated with radiation-absorbent (stealth) coating

Dorsal-mounted engine air intake

Powerplant: Single turbofan, likely AL-31/41 series 

Weapons bay


SPECIFICATIONS (estimated)

Wingspan	19 metres
Take-off weight 20 tonnes
Maximum speed 	1,000km/h
Range		4,000km
Payload		Up to two tonnes


Armament
Air-to-surface missiles and array of bombs carried inside ventral bay or bays to reduce
drone’s visibility on enemy radar

“Fully robotized” vehicle capable of making independent combat decisions – only requiring human operator to deploy weapons

Weapons bays: Should be able to carry most, if not all, missiles and munitions being developed for Russia’s Su-57 multirole aircraft, including hypersonic missile with characteristics similar to Kh-47M2 Kinzhal


Flat “flying wing” design similar to U.S. Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber

Possible hypersonic weapon


Sources: GlobalSecurity, Jane’s 360, The National Interest 
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